Chapter 6 - Humanitarian Therapy

My name is Charles de Flora, someone who was given the authority to rule one of the territories of the Flora Kingdom. With that responsibility, a noble rank was placed on me. I am known as the Duke of Flora among the nobles.

 With all the name, rank, power, and unlimited financial resources. I hold a big secret that I have risen from the dead.

 I realized this after repeated nightmares that always came and a feeling of 'I've experienced this before'.

 Although the Duke of Flora family has a position equal to the King and Queen. But in our previous life, we were betrayed by them. Luckily, my son, Karl took over some of the command functions of this family and managed to survive.

 But the royal family is not to be underestimated. They have far more resources. It happened after the prince of the kingdom tried to seduce my little girl.

 He turned my little girl into a toy!

 What kind of parent wouldn't be angry hearing that?

 Adopting a commoner and then seducing my little girl?

 My patience has its limits!

 Karl tried his best to deal with the financial problems and crises that occurred in the Duke of Flora's territory, but it seemed like it would never end.

 My biggest sin in this family was letting this family die without a fight. I've had enough of holding back my anger.

 A few days ago, Karl surprisingly told us that royal spies were nesting in our place. Of course, I was a little emotional. Whether in the past life or now, they are still looking for trouble with our family.

 The sweet information we got and their spy information network, made us do a thorough cleaning. I doubt if there are any rats left behind but let them be. Just think of it as sending a message not to mess with our family.

 My grudge against the kingdom peaked after my little girl dared to kill me. As a father, I feel like I failed to protect the integrity of this family.

 But.. for this second chance.

 I will fight every enemy I have with all my might.

 An eye for an eye.

 Being a monster is fine...

 [...]

 Victoria de Flora, better known as the Duchess of Flora. As a mother of two children, my daily life can be said to be ordinary. Born into a small noble family in the Flora Kingdom, I met the Duke of Flora as a political victim. I was forced to marry the successor of the Duke of Flora.

 Our marriage went so smoothly and we loved each other until we gave birth to two great children. My children, Karl and Chiyuki are like fire and water.

 Karl is like water that is always calm but has brilliant plans that sweep away, I don't know why he can be that smart. But, I am very happy because he thinks about this family more than anyone else.

 While Chiyuki is a fire that always burns eternally. Her nature is so difficult to understand that I gave up trying to understand her. Thanks to that, she killed me without hesitation.

 Yes, as I said. I was once killed by my little girl. I feel a little sorry for Karl because, in his previous life, he was killed when he wanted to rest after fixing the chaotic state of the Duke of Flora's territory due to the kingdom's conspiracy.

 We managed to overcome the crisis but this family ended up in the hands of one of the descendants of this family. I can feel Karl's sadness who can't bear to face his little sister. He preferred to run after bringing my body and my husband to a safe place and became the target of his younger sister's pursuit.

 Like a hunted animal and a hunter.

 His efforts were in vain because in the end...

 I died beside my husband.

 [...]

 Me and Chiyuki were relaxing reading the incoming reports.

 These reports were prepared for evaluation.

 Since we were a little short of resources, we planned to recruit some people to fill in the missing parts.

 "HAA! *Sneeze*!!"

 Suddenly, Chiyuki sneezed.

 It seemed like someone was talking about her.

 "Are you okay?" I asked.

 "Um! It seems like some fleas are talking about me" replied Chiyuki.

 "Ah..." I couldn't say anything and went back to reading the piled-up reports.

 [...]

 "Is this the Master Plan you made?" asked my father.

 I could only give a positive answer with a small nod of my head. This time, our lunch was filled with an important meeting attended by this small family. My father, mother, and Chiyuki had their roles in the Master Plan I made. Taking advantage of every opportunity that occurred.

 The Master Plan I made was the result of hard work locking myself together with Chiyuki. In a room filled with pain, sadness, misfortune, and requests for good luck.

 I managed to create a Master Plan that was better than my previous life. If in my previous life, it was a post-disaster mitigation plan, now it is a pre-disaster mitigation plan.

 Prepare an umbrella before it rains!

 Well, I think that fits this perfectly.

 The report containing 1000 pages looked very charming. My hard work finally reached the development stage of the initial plan.

 "In general... I understand but.. military revolution?" asked my father.

 "My main idea in it is to utilize the potential of Mercedes, develop magic weapons, change the military command system, change tactics, strategic point placement, and divide the force into three parts. With our current finances, we can save after cutting down some of the remaining rats. Of course, there is re-education for those who remain in our military."

 "Very interesting... how is the success rate?"

 "12% and it includes their loyalty guarantee of 88%."

 "Hoho.. I can't wait for this implementation, when will it be implemented?"

 "What about after that useless event?"

 "Useless event? Ah, you mean that."

 "Yes, that..! We will continue this stage little by little after that useless event."

 "Well... I understand a little, Karl. Moving on to the next topic.. food revolution?"

 "Ah, that came to mind after seeing the report of our failed harvests in previous years. It makes me a little uneasy because our territory is so vast. Do we need to hold natural selection to reduce the population?" I replied.

 "Haaaa?" My father was surprised to hear my answer.

 "Well, this is it, right? The number of mouths to feed is proportional to the amount of meat provided. Reducing some mouths is much more effective in saving food supplies."

 "I understand what you mean, Karl. But please don't be so tyrannical."

 "Ah, sorry.. that's why... I plan to utilize the wild monsters and wild plants in the Great Flora Forest. Some reports have come in that some tribes in our region have managed to tame wild animals and eat the meat, eggs, milk of those wild animals.. ah.. sorry.. not animals but monsters."

 I could hear my father's surprise.

 "And.. they didn't show any reaction. It's safe."

 This time, my father let out a sigh of relief.

 "Well, as for the plants.. some of them are poisonous and can be used as special materials for our interrogation room."

 "Where did you get this information, Karl?"

 "Trial and error..."

 "Huh?"

 "Eh.. ah.. I mean rumors.. yeah.. rumors!" hearing my ambiguous answer. My father looked at me with a sneer.

 I could hear Chiyuki laughing beside me.

 "My gut feeling tells me that Chiyuki helped you with this."

 "Of course! Onii-sama is good at distinguishing between poisonous and harmless plants. I'm so glad to see that they didn't die in vain." Chiyuki replied.

 Hey, Chiyuki.. keep your voice down.

 "Oh, those rats?" my father asked.

 "Yes.. those rats!" Chiyuki replied.

 "If they're still useful, use them well, Karl!"

 "Of course, Father!" I replied.

 The point of this lunch was...

 My inhumane report was accepted just like that...

 Circumstances change people.. and so does this family...

 Something inside me slowly went wild.

 Putting aside human conscience to protect humans was so much fun.

 I can't wait for this idea to be put into action.

 What kind of suffering will they have?

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